Sunset Hills Officer Takes Home A Performance Award for Tornado Work

Sunset Hills Police Lt. Greg Zveitel was recognized by the city's Board of Aldermen with a performance award for his swift response to the tornado that struck the city New Year's Eve.

Zveitel was on duty at noon on New Year's Eve, a holiday for most staff, and immediately notified key city officials as the crisis unfolded. He took efforts to mobilize personnel. 

According to Mayor Bill Nolan, Zveitel was one of the city's "consummate professionals" responding to the tornado's bewildering and nearly overwhelming destruction.

"Our police force was securing the area, establishing perimeters, moving onlookers from the site and damaged stores, and controlling the situation," when other officials arrived about 15 minutes later, Nolan said.

Zveitel is longtime member of the force and community.